UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has been through a lot in recent years, but unfortunately it feels like things are going to get worse before they get better.
Tom Aspinall was subjected to a nasty double eye poke in his highly anticipated return fight against Ciryl Gane, and now there are serious questions about when he will return to active competition in mixed martial arts. But somehow fans have found a way to root for the Englishman instead of rooting for Gane for committing the foul in the first place.
Then you have Dana White interrogating him, while Tom Aspinall is still trying to figure out why he’s the bad guy because he doesn’t want to move on when he can’t see. After all, let’s not forget that this is the man who was essentially held captive as a result Jon Jones because he doesn’t want to defend his UFC heavyweight championship against the rightful number one contender.
In our opinion, as we look ahead to the future, Tom Aspinall is the glue that holds this UFC heavyweight division together.
Tom Aspinall – heavyweight savior?
When you look at the rest of the heavyweight division, it’s pretty hard to see too many rising prospects to get excited about. Ngannou isn’t coming back through the door, Jones is only sticking around for a fight against Alex Pereira, and ‘Poatan’ himself is at a point in his career where it’s hard to see him active much longer.
Tom is younger, he is hungrier, and yet due to his current circumstances he is already looking forward to a possible boxing match. We can’t say we blame him for that, but if he makes that move, the UFC could be in trouble in the division.
All we can hope for above all is that his health is fine, but more than that, we want him to get back to his best and perform in a way that reminds fans why he reached the top.
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